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Criterion
Paper illustration of the Force Field Analysis working structure.
Decision Making
Force Field Analysis
A paper-based illustration representing Design Sprint with its core stages and visible working result.
Innovation
Design Sprint
Paper illustration for OODA Loop.
Decision Making
OODA Loop
Purposedifferent
In change initiatives, supporting and restraining forces sit at the table at the same time. Force Field Analysis makes these tensions explicit and shows where change can be pushed forward by strengthening or relieving.When the product question is unclear and time pressure is high, the method takes a team from an open idea to a testable solution. It connects problem understanding, decision, and learning in one compact format, lowering the risk of spending a lot of energy on a mere guess.In dynamic situations, decisions become outdated faster than they can be prepared. The OODA Loop holds observing, orienting, deciding, and acting together as a recurring rhythm so reaction does not slide into inertia.
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Timedifferent
45-90 min4-5 Tage15-60 min je Zyklus
Participantsdifferent
3-125-81-8
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WorkshopWorkshopWorkshop + async
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Force Field Map, Change Levers, Risk NotesPrototype, Test Findings, Decision RationaleSituation Assessment, Decision Loop, Action Updates
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Paper illustration of a Strategy Canvas with several value curves
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Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas
Paper illustration of a Business Model Canvas with nine connected compartments, a few notes and symbols for customers, delivery and economic relationships.
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Business Model Canvas
Anonymous individual judgments pass through feedback loops to form a distribution.
Decision Making
Delphi Method
Design Thinking as a learning loop: an observation notebook, a focused problem statement, different idea sketches, a cardboard prototype and user-test notes. Feedback leads to new understanding.
Innovation
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